Now

What I'm up to now —

apart from daylight career and family stuff.

You've stumbled into my Derek Sivers-inspired Now page.

Writing

  • Taking a break from my novella and novel-length projects
  • Publishing original short fiction (50 - 2,000 words) here and on Substack

Reading

  • A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
  • Morning Star by Pierce Brown
  • Golden Son by Pierce Brown
  • Red Rising by Pierce Brown
  • Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  • Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  • Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
  • The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
  • On a Cyberpunk genre tear:
    • Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
    • Neuromancer by William Gibson
    • Hardwired by Walter John Williams

Gaming

  • Attending Origins Gaming Fair 2026
  • Converting a spare room in my house to a tabletop gaming space
  • Playing in a once-monthly D&D campaign
  • Running Trying to resuscitate an in-person Cyberpunk RED campaign
  • Playing Deathloop (Xbox)
  • Playing Death Stranding (Xbox)
  • Playing Pacific Drive (PC)
  • Occasionally painting miniatures
  • Playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
  • Playing Cyberpunk 2077.

Jamming

  • Playing lead guitar in a 90s (+/- 30 years) cover band
  • Working on original material

Developing

  • Chipping away at the next release of my little iPhone game Blocklove
  • Creating a top-down action rpg game
  • Exploring a social writing app concept

Miscellaneous

  • Learning Blackmagic Resolve Studio and taking a run at the production of my band's promo video

Page last updated: June 28, 2026

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